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Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky

Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky

After successfully dislodging decades-old autocracies, pro-democracy activists in Egypt and Tunisia are striving to protect their hard-won gains through fragile…
Muslims rush to restore torched Egyptian church

Muslims rush to restore torched Egyptian church

Mohammed Fathi worked his brush gently over an icon of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, removing soot from its surface…
Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation

Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation

Egypt stands at a political crossroads; the decisions made and battles won at this juncture mean the difference between success…
Activists continue their battle against military trials as SCAF releases detainees

Activists continue their battle against military trials as SCAF releases detainees

Activists’ fight against military trials have faced a series of setbacks and breakthroughs over the last two weeks. More than…
Adl Party seeks to displace Brotherhood from center ground of Egyptian politics

Adl Party seeks to displace Brotherhood from center ground of Egyptian politics

The newly formed Adl Party, launched on 6 May, has its sights set on replacing the Muslim Brotherhood as the…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics

Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics

An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a…
Internet activists stage online day of protest against military council

Internet activists stage online day of protest against military council

The Twitter updates kept on coming, sometimes at a rate of ten a minute. “The sheer spite they had for…
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena

Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena

Qena - When Qena residents went to vote in the past, they generally had only one concern: that the tribe’s…
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?

Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?

Three days after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egypt’s much-hated police force was redeployed after nearly three weeks of complete…
Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate

Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate

The fall of Hosni Mubarak has triggered a rush by political parties and foreign organizations to use opinion polling to…
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